| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 074981 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NAGADA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-26. A GROUP OF VICTORIAN AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO PLAYED ...
Description
NAGADA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-26. A GROUP OF VICTORIAN AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL PLAYERS WHO PLAYED IN THE MATCH BETWEEN THE TEAMS FROM THE 29/46TH INFANTRY BATTALION AND THE 37/52ND INFANTRY BATTALION AT THE SPORTS CARNIVAL FOR THE OPENING OF THE DESLANDES SPORTS OVAL. THIS OVAL WAS NAMED IN HONOUR OF VX105949 CORPORAL R.C.A. DESLANDES, D COMPANY, 29/46TH INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHILE CHARGING A JAPANESE MACHINE GUN POSITION NEAR GUSIKA ON 1943-12-06. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- VX144516 PRIVATE P.M. DEAN, GEELONG 2NDS (1); VX144403 SERGEANT A.J. MCDONALD, RICHMOND (2); VX132274 CORPORAL J.M. JONES COLLINGWOOD, 2NDS (3); V211058 PRIVATE S.W. RULE, ST. KILDA (4); VX118776 PRIVATE H.G. HEARD, GEELONG (5); VX144410 SERGEANT A. HART, FITZROY (6); VX147414 SERGEANT J. CRAWFORD, EAGLEHAWK (7); VX106529 CORPORAL W. LOCK, MELBOURNE (8).